1st Exam Essay Flashcards
who is superman?
a fictional character appeared in comic book series debuting #1 March, 1937 in “Detectives Comics
who was superman created by?
- malcolm wheeler-nicholson
- jerry siegel
- joe shuster
what religion was superman secretly?
-jewish
where did these authors reside to expand their comic industry?
-new york
what did these authors do as soon as they got to America and why?
- because of their immigrant’s past, they needed to hide their identities
- changed their names to be able to assimilate into american society
- this allowed the empowerment of jews in their intolerant society
what was Superman used to represent during WWII?
- best of american values
- war efforts
- racism
what american values was Superman used to represent?
- truth
- justice
- empathy
- altruism
- tolerance (undocumented immigration)
what is superman’s real name?
-clark kent
who was wonder woman created by?
- William M. Marston
- writer: Harry G. Peter
what did the author of Wonder Woman feature ideas from?
-DISC theory (human behavior)
who did Wonder Woman inspire?
- early feminists
- Margaret Sanger (birth control pioneer)
what society wonder woman get accepted into and what role did she get?
- justice society of america
- secretary (good but not equal position)
how many seasons did her tv series air for?
-three seasons (1975-1979)
after her tv series, what was she known as being?
- a sex goddess
- bisexual character
what did Wonder Woman represent?
- female empowerment
- female role model
- equality with men (superpowers, god)
- conflicted
why was Wonder Woman’s image manipulated?
-after writers and author died, the new people realized meeting the demands of the public aided the sale of comic books which means more profits
what did they change about Wonder Woman when the new “authors” took over?
- her looks (more sexy)
- the way they wrote about her
who is Uncle Sam and where is he from?
- businessman
- Troy, NY
who does Uncle Sam represent?
- the US and their power
- “father figure” bc he takes care of people of color
how is Uncle Sam signified as?
- pants with stripes
- long coat
- top hat
- vest
- white beard
- white hair
what is Uncle Sam a sign of?
US:
- strengths
- virtues
- democracy
- capitalism
- self-made
- enemies (immigrants, ethnic groups)
how does Uncle Sam depict the “other”?
- anything outside of americans
- certain people are seen as this until they’re accepted into our society
what are some examples of the “other” to america?
- Irish: being looked as terrible; they were known as sub-human
- African slaves: weren’t seen as human at all
why were comic books so accessible to americans?
-it was cheap so the rich and poor could get a copy of the comic books
what did Christopher Columbus first start to tell europeans about the Caribbean indians?
- they had a barbecue with human bodies(cannibalism)
- they were prostitutes since they lived their lives naked
did columbus ever go to americas?
- no
- he manipulated other people’s work of their experience in the americas to make more money
how did Columbus get the word around about his “discovery”?
He made his stories into pamphlets and through traveling, the spread of these views of Native Americans are being put out to the world
define the european’s concept of land stewardship
-utilizing and managing all the resources God provides for the glory of God and the betterment of His creation
what was the townshend act?
- taxed everything
- caused boston tea party
- major cause of revolutionary war
why did the Shiann indians initially fight back?
-americans started to destroy their land
why were the europeans able to take over native americans?
-natives lacked understanding of european culture and laws
define Indian Removal Act of 1830
-relocated Native Americans from the eastern US to west of the MIssissippi River
define the Dawes Act
- aka general allotment act
- the president of the US has the right to divide Native American land into allotments, then given to individual tribal members
- leftover un-allotted lands were sold to non-indians
define manifest destiny
-believed that god had charged the US citizens to acquire and dominate the land because it was seen as unused land
define Trail of Tears
- colonists decided they were going to take the native american’s west
- NA died from the walk, no food, lack of warmth, diseases
- -> way of eliminating NA
what was the wounded knee massacre?
- NA did a circle dance bc it was believed that there’d come a point where they’d get back land and animals
- scared US military so they massacred them; surrounded them using heavily armed troops
why was the wounded knee massacre so significant?
- marked end of indian resistance
- new assimilation
what did the americans do to indians when they were captured?
- made them where american clothes
- not allowed showers
- attend school
what were the indian kids getting taught in school?
-skills for work in service
who did Uncle Sam base his physical characteristics off of?
-Samuel Wilson
what was the male gaze?
- women being objectified
- triad concept
- ->director, actress, audience
